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Honeydripper
directed by Sayles, John
Something Resembling Life John Sayles works his typical magic with an ensemble cast--this time, it's centered around the blues |
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There Will Be Blood
directed by Paul Thomas Anderson
Mad Dogs and Americans Loosely inspired by Sinclair Lewis' novel <i>Oil!</i>, this is a history of American capitalism, boiled down to its rapacious essentials and paired with an equally hungry and competitive Christianity. |
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Last Temptation of Christ, The
directed by Martin Scorsese
What if God Was One of Us? Probably the greatest movie ever made about Jesus, The Last Temptation of Christ falls just short of greatness due to budget conflicts and a few casting choices. |
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Suspense [TV]
directed by Various
Broadcasting on a 55-Year Delay The Golden Age of Television remains with us. |
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Wind That Shakes the Barley, The
directed by Ken Loach
Brother vs. Brother The Wind That Shakes the Barley is a passionate and pitiless piece of work that fails only near the end when its internal political dogmatism outstrips and undercuts the story itself. |
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Queen, The
directed by Stephen Frears
The Starch of Leadership A study of what leadership means, and what it takes to preserve it. |
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Last King of Scotland, The
directed by Kevin Macdonald
Uganda as Hell Generic "thriller" is transformed by mesmerizing performance by Forest Whitaker as flamboyant nut case murderous tyrant. |
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Twelve and Holding
directed by Michael Cuesta
When I Grow Up... Twelve and Holding understands that being twelve years old is in and of itself a time of extremes when the natural inclination is toward drastic reinvention, by any means necessary. |
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Infamous
directed by Douglas McGraph
Capote-Lite Soulless rendition of Truman Capote that isn't worth the two-hours. See Phillip Seymour Hoffman's take instead. |
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Departed, The
directed by Martin Scorsese
Jack the Spoiler It would be going too far to say that The Departed is a disappointment because there are far too many riches here, but it is definitely disappointing to see a potentially great film so nearly run off the tracks by the actions of one overpaid and overpraised egomaniac. |
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